Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Refusal to Join Lawful Transfer for Seven Years Constitutes Grave Misconduct Justifying Compulsory Retirement : Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court upheld compulsory retirement of a government employee who, despite a clear transfer clause in his appointment, remained absent from his assigned post for seven years. This ruling establishes that persistent defiance of a lawful transfer order, even without physical misconduct, amounts to grave misconduct under service rules, setting a precedent for disciplinary action against prolonged non-compliance in public employment.